Re: PHP 4.0 Bug #8860 Updated: variable array not working

On Tue, 23 Jan 2001, Cynic wrote: > seems like 'three'. but someone with more knowledge should > answer this. Since it's actually possible to have a variable named $test[2], that would probably lead to confusion. For example, $var = 'test[2]'; ${'test[2]'} = 'Foo'; echo $$var; Will output 'Foo'. Matt > At 16:39 23.1. 2001, Wico de Leeuw wrote the following: > -------------------------------------------------------------- > >So what should it echo? > >three or Grrr? > > > >i think three > > > >Greetz, > > > >Wico > > > >>Previous Comments: > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>[2001-01-23 10:07:21] wico@cnh.nl > >>changed status > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>[2001-01-23 10:06:24] wico@cnh.nl > >>ok and that isn;t working either... > >>althoug i liked the first more (and still think it should be that way) > >> > >>so this doesn't work either: > >> > >>$three = "Grrrr"; > >> > >>echo "Test"; > >>$test = Array("one","two","three","four"); $var > >>= 'test[2]'; echo $$var; /* should echo "three" */ > >> > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>[2001-01-23 09:59:43] cynic@php.net > >>no. it will echo contents of $three. if you don't have that variable in current > >>scope, it'll echo null, and, depending on your settings, emit a warning. > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >>[2001-01-23 09:57:18] wico@cnh.nl > >>according to Zeev this should work: > >> > >>$test = Array("one","two","three","four"); $var > >>= 'test[2]'; echo $$var; /* should echo "three" */ > >> > >>But with it doesn't > >> > >> > >>Greetz, > >> > >>Wico > >> > >>--------------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> > >> > >>Full Bug description available at: > >>http://bugs.php.net/?id=8860 > >> > >> > >>-- > >>PHP Development Mailing List > >><http://www.php.net/> > >>To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > >>For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > >>To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > > > ------end of quote------ > > > > ____________________________________________________________ > Cynic: > > A member of a group of ancient Greek philosophers who taught > that virtue constitutes happiness and that self control is > the essential part of virtue. > > cynic@mail.cz > > > > -- > PHP Development Mailing List <http://www.php.net/> > To unsubscribe, e-mail: php-dev-unsubscribe@lists.php.net > For additional commands, e-mail: php-dev-help@lists.php.net > To contact the list administrators, e-mail: php-list-admin@lists.php.net > >